The United States Supreme Court denied an "emergency application" submitted by Tahawwur Rana, who is accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Rana's application contested his extradition to India, asserting that he would face torture due to his status as a Muslim of Pakistani descent. A Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin, Rana had previously filed an "Emergency Application For Stay" with the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and Circuit Justice for the Ninth Circuit.
In the petition, Rana contended that his extradition to India contravenes United States law as well as the United Nations Convention Against Torture, asserting that there are significant reasons to believe that he would face the risk of torture if sent to India. The petition further emphasized that the risk of torture is exacerbated by the fact that he is a Muslim of Pakistani descent who has been charged in connection with the Mumbai attacks.
Additionally, the application highlighted that his "severe medical conditions" would make extradition to Indian detention facilities tantamount to a "de facto" death sentence. It referenced medical records from July 2024, which indicate that he suffers from several "acute and life-threatening diagnoses," including multiple documented heart attacks, Parkinson's disease accompanied by cognitive decline, a mass indicative of bladder cancer, stage 3 chronic kidney disease, a history of chronic asthma, and multiple instances of COVID-19 infections.
Rana, in his appeal, expressed that "should a stay not be granted, there will be no opportunity for review, resulting in the loss of jurisdiction by the US courts, and the petitioner will soon perish." This development follows a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump in Washington, during which Trump declared the extradition of the "very evil" Rana "to face justice in India" for his involvement in the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai that resulted in the deaths of 166 individuals.
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